(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in South Africa are concerned about the possibility of their country being the target of a terrorist attack when it hosts the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, according to a poll by TNS Research Surveys. 51 per cent of respondents share this concern.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most people in South Africa are concerned about the possibility of their country being the target of a terrorist attack when it hosts the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, according to a poll by TNS Research Surveys. 51 per cent of respondents share this concern.
South Africa will host the Soccer World Cup from Jun. 11 to Jul. 11, 2010.
On Dec. 4, the Cape Town International Convention Center, the World Cup’s official venue in South Africa’s capital city, was sealed off following a bomb threat. The episode happened just hours before officials of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) conducted the final draw to determine which teams will play against each other in the first round of the tournament.
Once the incident was over, Police spokesman Vish Naidoo declared: "It’s just a bomb threat. It’s not the first one. We had one this morning at the airport."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? – "I am concerned about the threat of a terrorist attack during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup"
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Agree
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51%
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Disagree
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37%
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Source: TNS Research Surveys
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 2,000 South African adults in seven major metropolitan areas, conducted in November 2009. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.
